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EquippedwithSpiritualArmorEphesians6:10-18/Ephesians4:11-12

EquippedwithSpiritualArmor

•RECAP•CloserLookAtTheTerm“Equipped

• Part1- BeingEquippedOnPurpose• Part2– TheExpectedResultsofEquipping• Part3– EquippedtoWalkA DifferentLifestyle• Part4- HowareWeBeingEquipped?• Part5– EquippedwithPower• Part6– EquippedwithAuthority

EquippedwithSpiritualArmor

•RECAP•CloserLookAtTheTerm“Equipped

Equippedingeneralmeans: providingsomeoneallthenecessaryfacilitiesforachievingatask

Katartismós – Tomakeadequate.Tomakefullyready.Causetobefullyqualifiedkatartismós doesnotsignifytheprocessofbeingqualified butrathertheprocessasalreadycompleted!

EquippedwithSpiritualArmor

•RECAP•CloserLookAtTheTerm“EquippedWeEquippedwith1.Power2.Authority3.SpiritualArmor4.GiftsfromtheGodhead5.TheHolySpirit

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorTheDifferencesInOurEquipping

Power (dunamis)– meanwearesupernaturallyequippedtoeffectivelyimpacteitheralifeorsituation

Authority (exousia)- meanwearedivinelydelegatedtotakedominionoveralifeorsituation

SpiritualArmor(panoplia) :wearespirituallyequippedtowithstandtheenemy’spersonalattacks&strategies.

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorTheNeedforSpiritualArmor

• SpiritualArmorequipsustowithstand/resistsatan

• SpiritualArmorequipsusforSpiritualBattles,Schemes&Strategies

• SpiritualArmorequipsustowithstandanyfoe

• SpiritualArmorkeepsusalertforattacks

EquippedwithSpiritualArmor

Wearesupposedtobeawareoftheenemy’sschemes 2Cor2:11(NLT)

• …sothatSatanwillnotoutsmartus.Forwearefamiliarwithhisevilschemes.

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BeltofTruth• BeforeaRomansoldierputonhisarmor,heputabeltaround hiswaist. Asoldier’sbeltwasnecessaryforholdinghisgarmentstogetherandservedasaplaceonwhichtohangtherestofhisarmor.

• Satan’sTactic:Lies Jn 8:44

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BeltofTruth

• Truthisthedefinitiverealityofshowingeithersomethingforwhatitreallyisorsomeoneforwhotheyreallyareandbeingabletototallytrustintheauthenticityofits/theirrevelation

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• BeltofTruth•Godistheessenceoftruth (Rom3:4)•JesustheLivingWordistruth (Jn 14:6)•TheHolySpiritistheSpiritofTruth (Jn 15:26)•Truthshouldbereflectedinthecharacterofhischildren (Ps145:18)•AnyformoffalsehoodiscondemnedinScripture

(Col3:9)•Setthemapartinthetruth;yourwordistruth.Jn17:17

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BreastplateofRighteousness• Asoldierreliedonhisbreastplatetocoverhisvitalorgans

• Satan’sTactic: Accusation 1Pet5:8(WNT)SatanLikestoAccuseustoGod,ourselves&oneanother

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BreastplateofRighteousness• Righteousnessisimputed(credited)tousfromGodanditallowsustostandbeforeHimtotallyfreefromallaccusationsofourguilt.• WearefreetowalkinHisrighteousness

• Itcoversourheartsowedon’thavetofeelanycondemnation• Itcoversourfrontsowedon’thavetofeelguiltyaboutmoving

forward• Itcoversourbacksowedon’thavetofeelguiltyaboutourpass

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor

ThereisthereforenownocondemnationtothosewhoareinChristJesus,whodonotwalkaccordingtotheflesh,butaccordingtothe

Spirit.Rom8:1

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShoespreparedwiththeGospelofPeace• A soldierswaspreparedtotakethebattletotheenemyaswellasstandhisground

Satan’sTactic:Destruction Jn 10:10

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShoespreparedwiththeGospelofPeace

WemustbepreparedeachdaytosharetheGospelofpeacewithalostworld.ThemostvictoriousChristianisaChristianwillingtochangealifeorcommunitywiththepoweroftheGospel!

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor

• Howbeautifuluponthemountainsarethefeetofhimwhobringsgoodnews,whoproclaimspeace,whobringsgladtidingsofgoodthings,whoproclaimssalvation,whosaystoZion,“Your Godreigns!” Isa52:7

• ButinyourheartsrevereChristasLord.Alwaysbepreparedtogiveananswertoeveryonewhoasksyoutogivethereasonforthehopethatyouhave.Butdothiswithgentlenessandrespect 1Pet3:15(NIV)•• ThesethingsIhavespokentoyou,thatinmeyoumayhavepeace.Intheworldyoushallhavedistress:buthaveconfidence,Ihaveovercometheworld.• Jn 16:33(DRB)

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShieldofFaith• Asoldiertrustedinhisshieldanditscapabilitytopreventhimfromseriousinjury

Satan’sTactic:Unbelief Lk8:12

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShieldofFaith•FaithrequirestotaltrustinGodandinwhoHeis

• Andwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleasehim,forwhoeverwoulddrawneartoGodmustbelievethatheexistsandthatherewardsthosewhoseekhim.

Heb 11:6 (ESV)

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•HelmetofSalvation• Thehelmetwaskeyinthepreservationofasoldier’slife.Heknewthathecouldnottakeablowtotheheadbecauseitcouldimpairhisabilitytothinkclearlywhileengagingtheenemyinbattle

Satan’sTactic:Blindness 2Cor4:4(NLT)

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•HelmetofSalvation• Salvationisdeliverancefromablindedordarkenedmind!Inotherwords,deliverancefromouroldwayofthinking.•• Repentance (metanoia)– thisworddenotesachangeofmind

• Inotherwords,changethewayyouthink

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• HelmetofSalvation

SinceyouhaveheardaboutJesusandhavelearnedthetruththatcomesfromhim,22 throwoffyouroldsinfulnatureandyourformerwayoflife,whichiscorruptedbylustanddeception.23 Instead,lettheSpiritrenewyourthoughtsandattitudes. Eph 4:23(NLT)

…fortheweaponsofourwarfarearenotmerelyhuman, buttheyhavedivinepowertodestroystrongholds.Wedestroyarguments5 andeveryproudobstacleraisedupagainsttheknowledgeofGod,andwetakeeverythoughtcaptivetoobeyChrist.2Cor10:4-5(NRSV)

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• SwordoftheSpirit• Asoldier’sswordwashisgreatestweaponforclosecombat.Usedproperlyitwascapableofstoppingtheenemiesadvanceorevenpreventinganimminentattack

Satan’sTactic:Adversity Matt4:1-3

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor

TheWordofGod(Sword)JustlikeasoldierwemustusetheWORD tostopthedevilsadvanceandpreventanimminentattackonourlives

Submityourselves,then,toGod.Resistthedevil,andhewillfleefromyou.Jas 4:6

ForthewordofGodislivingandpowerful,andsharperthananytwo-edgedsword,piercingeventothedivisionofsoulandspirit,andofjointsandmarrow,andisadiscernerofthethoughtsandintentsoftheheart.Heb4:12

EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor